8 Best Watches of the 2025 Emmy Awards

Nate Bargatze’s countdown clock obsession bit decidedly missed the mark, but that didn’t hamper a showstopper night for another type of timer — which is to say, while The Studio and Adolescence may have nabbed top awards, the real winners of Sunday night’s Emmys were the watches.

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The timepieces of the 77th Annual Emmy Awards were, in a word, spectacular, rising to the momentous occasion with a variety of suited celebs — ranging from Tramell Tillman in a historic Audemars Piguet to a blinged-out Walton Goggins — wearing jaw-dropping complications and eye-catching colors as good as we’ve ever seen on a red carpet. We’ve painstakingly tracked down the best of the best for you to ogle at. Find the best watches of the 2025 Emmy Awards below.

Tramell Tillman: Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar “White Gold”

Some things just make sense. Things like Tramell Tillman making history by taking home Best Supporting Actor in a Drama for his work on Severance. Or Tramell Tillman in a sophisticated-meets-sexy Audemars Piguet Code 11:59 Perpetual Calendar, complete with a baby-blue alligator strap, to match with his custom all-white Dolce & Gabbana tux. Yup, just makes sense.

Walton Goggins: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin “Pink Gold”

Only The White Lotus star Walton Goggins could get away with that many buttons undone…or that flashy of a watch. While Goggins may have missed out on the Emmy, his pink gold Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin is a winner in our books.

Coleman Domingo: Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Moonshine “Gold & Steel”

Leave it to The Four Seasons actor Coleman Domingo to make the two-toned gold and steel variant of Omega’s iconic and classically brawny Speedmaster Moonwatch look downright dainty. Chalk it up to Domingo’s dialed jewelry and near-hidden dress-scarf situation, which just goes to show it’s not the $19,000 icon of a watch the makes the look, but how you wear it.

Sterling K. Brown: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar “Sand Gold”

How do you draw attention from a injury scooter? A dusty gold $400,000 Royal Oak is probably a good place to start. Shoutout to co-presenter James Marsden’s high-flying IWC Portofino Complete Calendar, too.

Nate Bargatze: Breguet Classique Souscription 2025 “Breguet Gold”

Nate Bargatze had a tough night, but you’d ever know it looking at his beautiful Breguet Classique Souscription 2025, a sophisticated gold-cased timepiece released in celebration of the Swiss watchmaker’s 250 anniversary and modeled after the brand’s OG pocket watch.

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Brian Tyree Henry: Jaeger-Lecoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph “Pink Gold”

Along with Cartier, LWC has carved out a lane as the premier purveyor of petite dress watches, with the Reverso Tribute Chronograph a top choice for A-listers like Robert Downey Jr. and Nicholas Hoult. British actor Brian Tyree Henry is the latest to hop on the flip-face trend, pairing the chic “pink gold” dial version with an extra swanky black leather band. Viva la tiny watch!

Sam Rockwell: Vacheron Constantin Historiques American 1921 “Pink Gold”

At first glance, Sam Rockwell’s all-American Vacheron Constantin Historiques 1921 may look subdued, but the watch’s asymmetrical crown and sub-dial add a ton of character and intrigue to an otherwise buttoned up timepiece. A wacky watch for a wacky character actor…it just feels right.

Philip Barantini: H. Moser Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Vantablack “Red Gold”

Along with The Studio, Adolescence was undoubtably the biggest winner of the night, and director Philip Barantini made sure to rock a timepiece to match. Barantini’s beautiful Endeavour Tourbillon from H. Moser featured a rich red gold casing and a disarming “black-hole” face, thanks to the Vantablack dial, comprised of carbon nanotubes that absorb 99.965% of light. A special watch for a special director.

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Paolo Sandoval

Paolo Sandoval is Style Editor at InsideHook, having previously contributed to Valet Mag. An expert when it comes to vintage denim, soccer kits and tailoring, Paolo reports on style, grooming, wellness, menswear trends, celebrity, media and other pursuits tangential to looking and feeling like a million bucks, and is the voice behind the InsideHook fashion newsletter, The Stitch. You can reach him at psandoval@insidehook.com.